I do not know to what poster Senator Wilson was referring, but if it is the one stating health cuts hurt the old, the sick and the handicapped, it-----

I was referring to the lie of the Senator's party.

Fianna Fáil put that one up. It hurt the old, the sick and the handicapped in a way in which they had never been hurt before.

Does the Senator have a question for the Deputy Leader?

Is Senator Jim D'Arcy standing over the lie on posters from his party throughout the country?

Senator Jim D'Arcy to continue, without interruption. Does he have a question for the Deputy Leader?

I am interested in seeing what-----

The Senator is welcome to Haggardstown to view them. I cannot guarantee him that he will get out of it, but he is welcome to come.

I was in it before I met the Senator and since and I will continue to go there.

Will the Senator pay €20 million to go there?

Does Senator Jim D'Arcy have a question?

I want to refer to the issue of cigarette smuggling. It may sound bizarre but a cigarette smuggling ring was thwarted this week only when al-Qaeda bombed a ship, the COSCO Asia, that was transporting illegal cigarettes bound for Dundalk. Investigators put a tracking device in the container containing illegal cigarettes and the container was tracked while heading up the M1 towards Dundalk. Subsequently, a Dundalk man was arrested and a number of houses were searched in regard to the criminal activity.

We are talking about sums of €20 million, €8 million and otherwise but we should note some €1.3 billion is lost in revenue in the State annually due to illegal cigarette smuggling and diesel laundering. That would build a lot of schools and hospitals, and it would provide many social services. That is real money. We need to continue to support the Revenue Commissioners, the Customs servuce and other enforcement agencies in dealing with this criminal activity. Much of the revenue from smuggled cigarettes goes to illegal organisations in this country, including anarchists.

I would like the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Brian Hayes, to come to the House again. We spoke about diesel laundering but we now want to know about cigarette smuggling. Carcinogens and poisons in the illegal cigarettes are even more toxic than those in the legal ones. They are absolutely lethal. I am sorry that the young children have left the Visitors Gallery because I was going to ask them on this day, the day of their visit to the Seanad, to resolve not to smoke because of the health problems associated with the practice. I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me the opportunity to speak on this matter.